40,000 polling centres to be okayed on Sept 6

    Kabir Humayun: The Election Commission is mulling to finalise over 40,000 polling stations across the country on September 6. As the national election inches closer, the commission has already asked its field-level officials to send lists of possible polling stations to the EC Secretariat after disposing of complaints by August 30, reports Asian Age. An…

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      Exiting Australia MP decries ‘bullying’ of women

      BBC: An Australian government MP has revealed she will not contest the next election, condemning the parliament’s “bullying and intimidation” of women. Julia Banks branded a party coup that ousted Malcolm Turnbull as PM last week as “the final straw” in her decision. In a withering statement, Ms Banks took aim at the “scourge of cultural…

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        Rohingya crisis puts economic pressure on BD: ICCB

        BSS: The International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB) opined that the influx of Rohingya refugees created pressure on economy and overall security of Bangladesh. “The Rohingya crisis has created a multi-dimensional problem for Bangladesh. “For hosting Rohingyas the economy and environment of Bangladesh have been affected adversely,” the chamber observed in the editorial of its current…

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          US soldier to plead guilty in trying to help Daesh

          AP: A soldier based in Hawaii who is accused of pledging allegiance to Daesh and fixating on videos of beheadings and suicide bombings planned to plead guilty Wednesday to attempting to support the terrorist group. Sgt. 1st Class Ikaika Kang is set to plead guilty as charged in an indictment last year, defense attorney Birney…

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            PM Hasina renews her pledge to serve people

            M Humayun Kabir: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her party is devoted for welfare of the people out of its political commitment, not only for getting their vote. She came up with the statement while inaugurating Community Vision Centers in 20 upazilas of eight districts surrounding Bagamata Sheikh Fazilatun Nesa Mujib Eye Hospital and Training…

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              Imran to skip UN General Assembly to focus on Pak economy

              Reuters: Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Imran Khan will skip next month’s United Nations General Assembly session to focus his attention on the country’s economy, said his foreign minister. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will head the Pakistani delegation at 73rd U.N. General Assembly session set to open on September 18. “No, the prime minister is…

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                Thousands suffer for years

                Desk Report: People of Satpua union in Sarishabari upazila in the district and Munsurnagar union under Kazipur upazila of Sirajganj have been suffering much for want of a bridge over a branch of the Jamuna river, thanks to the indifference of the authorities concerned, reports Daily Star. Around 50,000 people of three villages in Satpua…

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